Archive for October, 2009
« Previous EntriesTom Varner’s French Quartet Saints
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
Tom Varner is one weird dude, man. Who told him you could play jazz on a french horn? I scarfed up one Varner album, The Window Up Above: American Songs 1770-1998. Who told him that jazz album titles could have subtitles? Anyway, this is one strange trip through American music. But [...]
Fourths Practice Template
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
Nat Kline wrote some very helpful exercises to practice fourths after he saw Dan Gaynor’s Fourths Exercise. Nat designed a template that covers the entire range of the saxophone (or flute depending on where you start). He calls it a ‘template’ because he meant for the player to play through [...]
Now isn’t this an excellent adventure - part five (CMJ Day Four)
Submitted by Secret Society
My own personal CMJ companion and erstwhile guide, Amanda Marcotte, had to fly back to Austin Friday AM, so for the last two days I was left to my own devices. I elected to revisit Le Poisson Rouge and the Bell House to see what the showcases there had to offer. (You know [...]
Slant Signature- Jazz archive
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
I simply must post again about my former student’s blog that he calls Slant Signature. He is making some really great Jazz recordings available.
Here’s what he says about his blog:
John Coltrane “Lush Life” - my first jazz album. I became obsessed with this wonderful art. At least 50 times or [...]
Lee Kontiz with Dave Holland & Jack DeJohnette
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
One of the pleasures of having an absurdly large collection (=large enough you forget what you have) is that you forget what you have. While listening to Dave Holland again today, I discovered that I had a recording with Dave Holland playing bass on it. Lee Konitz, the absurdist poet of [...]
Now isn’t this an excellent adventure - part four (CMJ Day Three)
Submitted by Secret Society
On Thursday afternoon, I was out at Queens College, running through some of my music with the student bigband. This was fun but also unbelievably draining, and by the time I got home and dropped off the music folders, it was already getting kinda late — but it was also Amanda’s last [...]
Now isn’t this an excellent adventure - part three (CMJ Day Two)
Submitted by Secret Society
Wednesday night was Secret Society’s actual CMJ showcase night, a co-production between our label, New Amsterdam Records, and Cantaloupe Music, which is of course part of the Bang on a Can empire. The evening began with a lovely piece of solo piano music (Wed) by last year’s Pulitzer Prize winner, David Lang, [...]
Now isn’t this an excellent adventure - part two (CMJ Day One)
Submitted by Secret Society
On Tuesday, for the first night of CMJ proper, I picked up my badge and put myself at the mercy of Amanda Marcotte, who was up visiting from Austin. Amanda is a veteran of countless SXSWs and is exactly the kind of hardcore concert companion you want for this kind of event. [...]
Now isn’t this an excellent adventure - part one (CMJ Day Zero)
Submitted by Secret Society
(Photo: Lindsay Beyerstein)
My week at this year’s CMJ Music Marathon unofficially began a day early, with our bigband three-way Monday night at the Bell House – this one of my favorite venues in town and a hotbed of CMJ activity later in the week. It’s a pretty sweet room, as you can see from the photos, [...]
Herbie Nichols
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
So while I am on the subject of jazz artists who died in their forties from leukemia, I might as well mention Herbie Nichols. Nichols was a piano player and composer. He is more famous than Thomas Chapin, but left a rather more limited set of documents. Here is something that [...]
Allen Toussaint Quartet
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
This is the last post to this site.
I have just posted this photo and another one of Allen Toussaint over on the new address for EyeShotJazz at EyeShotJazz.com. Please go there and reset your bookmark to get continuing coverage of the 2009 Earshot Jazz Festival. Please be sure to migrate over to the [...]
IMAGINE THE SOUND-Tim Price’s Improv. Workshop
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
(From Rico’s Facebook with Rico artist Tim Price)
In this lesson, I’ve taken an in-depth approach to give you all some information, new ideas, ear training, and fresh approaches to this form.
http://www.saxontheweb.net/Price/Blues1.html
Pick out a few licks that you like and that lay well for you that you can hear. Now, think [...]
the new voice of jazz standards Lucas Lasagna
I was just wondering how many of you have heard or heard of Lucas Lasagna? He is an incredible vocalist. He does standards in the style of sinatra or Michael Buble’ but with such a perfect sound to his voice and just the right feeling for every nuiance of every song. He is a breathtaking [...]
PDX Jazz Fest 2010 Lineup
Submitted by this SHAPE OF JAZZ
Received a notice in my inbox yesterday about the lineup for the Alaskan Airlines/Horizon Air PDX Jazz Festival. WOW! Every year they always get a handful of headliners that blow me away.
I’m looking forward to Pharoah Sanders and the Dave Holland Quintet for the upcoming festivities. Both heavy hitters in [...]
GIG POSTMORTEM: 18 Sept 2009 @ The Jazz Gallery
Submitted by Secret Society
(Photo: Lindsay Beyerstein)
SECRET SOCIETY
THE JAZZ GALLERY
18 SEPTEMBER 2009
(right-click/ctrl-click track name to download)
SET ONE
1) MP3: Obsidian Flow
Obsidian Flow
Solo: Erica vonKleist
2) MP3: Zeno
Zeno
Solo: Ryan Keberle, trombone
3) MP3: Desolation Sound
Desolation Sound
Solo: Sam Sadigursky, soprano sax
4) MP3: Ferromagnetic
Ferromagnetic
Solo: Eli Asher, trumpet
5) MP3: Habeas Corpus (for Maher Arar)
Habeas Corpus (for Maher Arar)
Solo: James Hirschfeld, trombone
6) MP3: Transit
Transit
Solo: [...]
Random vid — Tea in Thailand
Submitted by Jazz Suite
Jack Teagarden in Thailand 1958by soulpatrol
Jack Teagarden in Thailand 1958
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I’ll See You in My Dreams
Submitted by Jazz Suite
For Howard Alden’s birthday, one of my favorites…
Now I’m in the mood to go home and watch Sweet and Lowdown.
This is from a jam at the Ear Inn with Jon-Erik Kellso, which looks to also have included Chuck Redd (from my neck of the woods).
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J.D. Allen Live @ The Village Vanguard
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
The Village Vanguard concert series is selling a lot of CDs, to me at least. I have shelled out for two discs from each of the artists I have posted on, including the J.D. Allen Trio. The Trio’s Vanguard date isn’t available as a download, alas. But I have listened to [...]
Thomas Chapin’s Aviary
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
If you liked Dave Holland’s ‘Conference of the Birds’, which I posted earlier, you might like the birds of a feather work by Thomas Chapin: ‘Night Bird Song.’ As I mentioned in my previous post, Chapin passed away in 1998. I have been listening to a couple of his albums, one [...]
Ron Horton for Thomas Chapin
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
I have been listening to Thomas Chapin’s Night Bird Song recently, and I am busy collecting his work. Chapin, and alto-sax man, died of leukemia eleven years ago at age 40. This was a loss to the jazz world. Today I happened to be listening to Ron Horton’s Genius Envy. Horton’s [...]
MIGUEL ZENÓN QUINTET
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Miguel Zenon was smokin at the Triple Door with his quintet. More pictures to come.
“The Puerto Rican saxophonist, a brilliant star on the international jazz scene, and the newest faculty member at the New England Conservatory, brings his explosive new group to the main stage for his second appearance during Earshot’s opening weekend. [...]
Tarbaby
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Orrin Evans plays a very intense piano.
Tabbaby simply killed them tonight at Tula’s. A packed soldout house. Great vibe. They will be they again Sunday night so try and catch them if you can.
I have just posted this photo and another one from Tarbaby over on the new address for EyeShotJazz at EyeShotJazz.com. [...]
Earshot Jazz Festival Opening Night
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Here is one more photo of the GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND, With SPECIAL GUEST MIGUEL ZENÓN playing at the Triple Door Friday to open the 2009 Earshot Jazz Festival.
Miguel and all of those student sax players were a delight to hear.
I have just posted a gallery of 15 photos from the [...]
Garfield HS Band with MIGUEL ZENÓN
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Here is one more photo of the GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND, With SPECIAL GUEST MIGUEL ZENÓN playing at the Triple Door Friday to open the 2009 Earshot Jazz Festival.
Miguel and all of those student sax players were a delight to hear. Photograph by Seattle photographer Daniel Sheehan, a photojournalist specializing in [...]
Garfield HS Band Opens 2009 Earshot Jazz festival
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND under the direction of Clarence Acox opened the 2009 Earshot Jazz Festival. Friday night to a packed house at the Triple Door. What a great vibe to begin the festival. It is amazing to see some many talented young musicians coming up here in Seattle. What a fantastic [...]
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